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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – America’s longest serving sheriff, Cullen Talton, has died at the age of 92. Houston County Sheriff Talton died on Saturday morning at his home.

Houston County Sheriff John Talton has died, according to Gov. Brian Kemp and the sheriff’s office. Kemp said that Talton, who was retiring and was set to be replaced by the winner of the November election this year, was the longest serving sheriff in the United States.

UPDATE (10/21/24): Arrangements have been announced for Sheriff Cullen Talton, who died Saturday at the age of 92. Sheriff Talton will lie in state on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home.

A hearse carrying his body was escorted from McCullough Funeral home to Southside Baptist Church where the funeral will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The escort and procession route included a stretch of Carl Vinson Parkway that passed in front of a building named after Talton,

The funeral arrangements for the longest-tenured sheriff in America have been announced on McCullough Funeral Home’s website. Houston County Sheriff candidate and Houston County captain Matt Moulton released a statement that Houston County Sheriff Cullen Talton died peacefully Saturday morning at his home.